Galena cuboctahedrons and spinel-twins (Herb Obodda)

Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 07/11/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/21/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Splendent, metallic-gray, galena cuboctahedrons with a few spinel-twins form a showy and very flashy plate from the famous mines at Madan. The large crystal is 1.0 cm. Highly representative material from this noted locale. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock and valued by him at $150 five years ago.

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